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The 2025–26 Duleep Trophy was the 62nd edition of the Duleep Trophy, a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. It took place from 28 August to 15 September 2025.[1] The tournament returned to a zonal format, featuring six teams: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, North East Zone, South Zone, and West Zone.[2] All squads were picked by national selectors. It formed part of the 2025 Indian domestic cricket season, announced by the BCCI in June 2025.[3][4]
Squads
Format
The tournament featured six teams playing in a single-elimination bracket. South Zone and West Zone pre-qualified to the semifinals, with the four remaining zonal teams required to play a quarterfinal match to start the competition.[13]
Fixtures
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
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Statistics
| Rank | Player | Team | Template:Abbr | Runs | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajat Patidar | Central Zone | 5 | 382 | 76.40 | 125 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Yash Rathod | Central Zone | 5 | 374 | 124.66 | 194 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Danish Malewar | Central Zone | 5 | 352 | 70.40 | 203 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Ayush Badoni | North Zone | 3 | 307 | 153.50 | 204* | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Shubham Sharma | Central Zone | 5 | 266 | 53.20 | 122 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Template:Abbr | Wickets | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saransh Jain | Central Zone | 4 | 16 | 5/49 | 24.00 | 3.29 | – | 2 |
| 2 | Gurjapneet Singh | South Zone | 3 | 10 | 4/96 | 24.10 | 4.14 | 2 | – |
| 3 | Harsh Dubey | Central Zone | 4 | 10 | 3/96 | 28.7 | 3.08 | – | – |
| 4 | Kumar Kartikeya | Central Zone | 2 | 8 | 4/53 | 20.37 | 2.71 | 2 | – |
| 5 | Auqib Nabi | North Zone | 3 | 6 | 5/28 | 20.33 | 2.96 | – | 1 |
References
- ↑ Duleep Trophy 2025-26: Full squads, format, schedule, full list of fixtures, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(2025-08-08). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ Duleep Trophy returns to zonal format for 2025-26 domestic season. ESPN(2025-06-14). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ Update – 28th Apex Council Meeting. www.bcci.tv(2025-06-14).
- ↑ Duleep Trophy 2025: Full squads, match schedule, date and venue - All you need to know. The Times of India(2025-08-08). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ Dhruv Jurel Ruled Out Of Duleep Trophy Semis, Akshay Wadkar Replaces; RCB Star Named Captain. Zee News. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Duleep Trophy: Why Dhruv Jurel and Abhimanyu Easwaran are not playing - all you need to know. The Times of India(28 August 2025). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ Ishan Kishan gets ruled out of Duleep Trophy before Asia Cup; Abhimanyu Easwaran to lead East Zone now, Jain, Naman. Inside Sport India(2025-08-18). Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ Duleep trophy: Akash Deep ruled out, Mukhtar Hussain called up as replacement in East Zone. The Times of India(2025-08-13). Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ Duleep Trophy 2025: Shubman Gill Set To Miss Due to Illness; Ankit Kumar To Lead North Zone - Report. Outlook India(2025-08-23). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Duleep Trophy 2025: R. Smaran, Andre Siddarth named in South Zone squad for final, PTI. Sportstar(2025-09-07). Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Duleep Trophy 2025: Kerala’s Azharuddeen to lead South Zone in semifinal against North; Sai Kishore ruled out due to injury, PTI. Sportstar(2025-08-31). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ Duleep Trophy 2025: Sarfaraz ruled out of West Zone squad, Nayak, Rathnam. CricTracker(2025-09-01). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ Duleep Trophy 2025-26: Squads, Format, Full Schedule - All You Need To Know. Zee News. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ↑ Duleep Trophy, 2025/26 batting most runs. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ Duleep Trophy, 2025/26 bowling most wickets. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2025-08-31.